An Investment In Our Future

Research activity at the University of Idaho continues to increase bringing with it insight and innovation to the state, the nation and the world. This past year the university generated more than $89 million in research funding, an increase of 7.5 percent over the prior year.

Research funding generated by the University of Idaho constitutes about 74 percent of all research funding earned by Idaho public universities. During the same time period, total sponsored activity at the university topped $129 million over the previous year; that's roughly 70 percent of all sponsored funding brought in by Idaho's public universities.

University of Idaho Funding Highlights

$40 Million Grant Fuels Collaborative, Renewable Energy Research in Northwest Recent breakthroughs in biofuels technology could result in a “greener” jet stream across the Pacific Northwest.» Learn More

$700,000 Grant Supporting Math/Biology EducationNSF has awarded $700,000 to researchers and educators at the U-Idaho and WSU supporting interdisciplinary undergraduate training in mathematics and biology.» Learn More

Micron's $1.2 Million Leadership Gift For STEM Education ResearchUniversity researchers will reach out to Idaho’s population and identify what creates barriers to STEM learning.» Learn More

$150,000 Grant to Study the Human Influence on Water ResourcesThe U-Idaho College of Natural Resources and WSU recently received $150,000 from the NSF supporting a sustainability study of the human influence on regional water resources. » Learn More

$1.7 Million Grant to Unlock Plasmid Transfer SecretsThanks to a five-year, $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, U-Idaho researchers will study drug resistance plasmids. » Learn More